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WASHINGTON: A 23-year-old Indian-origin student in the US has developed water-resistant socks which cause the liquid to bead up and run off. Jaspreet Singh, who is studying law at Wayne State University in US has created a working prototype for hydrophobic athletic socks and launched a successful Kickstarter campaign that blew past its goal within two days. Singh, who was born in Detroit, has created the 5 Water Socks brand after much research, testing and development. The first of the socks will be produced in a facility in North Carolina in August and September and should be shipped out by October, 'Detroit News' reported.

NEW DELHI: Sudhir Hasija and Pardeep Jain, promoters of Karbonn Mobiles , have formed a joint venture with Water World Technology Co Ltd , amongst China's leading contract manufacturers, to set up a handset assembly plant in Greater Noida. The joint venture called Million Club Manufacturing (MCM) will begin making for other brands that are already in discussions, within this year, and possibly for exports to other countries. The brownfield plant which will initially make 1.5 million feature phones and smartphones for Karbonn with an investment of Rs 50 crore, will be scaled up to 3 million units a month with an investment of Rs 100 crore within this year.

HAMBURG: Low water levels on the Rhine and Danube in Germany mean freight vessels cannot transport fully loaded cargoes on parts of the German sections of the two rivers, traders said on Tuesday. A fall in water levels after dry weather means the Rhine is too shallow to allow vessels with full loads south of Cologne and Duisburg, traders said. Low water is also hindering shipping on the entire German section of the Danube river, traders said. The low water means vessel operators have imposed surcharges on freight rates, increasing the costs for cargo owners.

RAIPUR: Fluoride content in water is beyond permissible limit in nearly 17 out of Chhattisgarh's 27 districts. However, the arsenic content is high in only one district, according to the data on water quality scenario provided by state's Public Health Engineering Department during the ongoing Monsoon session of the Assembly. The districts having excessive water fluoride content are Gariyaband, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Kabirdham, Bastar, Bijapur, Kanker, Kondagaon, Korba, Raigarh, Surguja, Balrampur, Surajpur and Koriya, while only in Rajnandgaon arsenic content is reported to be high.

RAJAHMUNDRY: Several inmates of Rajahmundry Central Prison were 'purified' with the holy water of Godavari river in the jail premises after they were denied permission to attend the ongoing 'Pushkaram' festival here. Nearly 1,570 jail inmates , including about 500 women, had sought permission from the concerned authorities to take a holy dip in the river as part of the Godavari Pushkaram. "The inmates requested the jail authorities to give permission for a holy dip in river on account of it being 'Godavari Maha Pushakaram ,' which occurs once in 144 years.

NEW DELHI: The water storage position in 91 important reservoirs in the country was better as compared with the corresponding period of last year. According to an official statement, the water storage available in 91 important reservoirs of the country as on July 16 was 58.96 BCM which is 37 per cent of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. It is 115 per cent of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 108 per cent of storage of average of last ten years.

RAJAHMUNDRY: Authorities here have stepped up measures to ensure security on the banks of Godavari river due to rise in water level keeping in view the rush of pilgrims attending the 12-day 'Pushkaram' festival. Last week, at least 27 pilgrims died and 20 others were injured in a stampede at a major bathing spot on the banks of Godavari river where a huge crowd of devotees had gathered on the opening day of 'Pushkaram' festival on July 14. Nearly 4.85 lakh pilgrims took the holy dip at various ghats in East Godavari and West Godavari districts on the 10- day of festival today, state Information Department said.

NEW DELHI: Taking forward the Railways plan to provide clean drinking water at stations in low cost, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is installing more than 4500 vending machines in the first phase across the country. To begin with, the IRCTC plans to install 4,615 water vending machines (WVMs) in the first phase at various stations in the National Capital Region including Agra and Jhansi divisions besides the divisions of Lucknow and Varanasi among others.

KOLKATA: Coal mining may be considered a hazard to the environment but state-run miner Coal India has said that once its mines are closed down, the artificially created bodies at the sites will help ensure the country's water security. A senior Coal India official said water bodies are created in the mine's voids, an area of excavation that remains unfilled after rehabilitation of a mine is complete. "As per an assessment by Central Ground Water Board , most Indian states are likely to reach water stress condition by 2020 and water scarce condition by 2025.